online resources

							Have a computer in your classroom?

• Great Online Resources
  –   http://www.free.ed.gov
  –   http://www.thinkfinity.com (formerly Marco Polo)
  –   http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
  –   http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/108.html
  –   http://www.edhelper.com/
  –   http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/
  –   http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edres.htm
 eField Trips & Scavenger Hunts

• Virtual Tours
  – http://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html
  – http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/
  – http://www.efieldtrips.org/
     • Many require registration
     • Includes “ask the expert” sessions
  – http://oops.bizland.com/vtours.htm
  – http://www.exploratorium.edu/
 eField Trips & Scavenger Hunts

• Internet Scavenger Hunts
  – http://www.education-
    world.com/a_lesson/archives/hunt.shtml
  – http://www.thecoo.edu/~apeter/scavenger_hunts.htm
     • Univ. Sioux Falls site with lots of topics
  – http://www.nvo.com/ecnewletter/scavengerhuntsontheweb/
  – http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Computers_and_Intern
    et/Scavenger_Hunts/
  – http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/eledScavenger.html
              Math on the Web

• Math resources
  –   http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/
  –   http://intermath.coe.uga.edu/
  –   http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/index.html
  –   http://mathforum.org/
WebQuests

     • Integration of
       technology
     • Focus on critical
       thinking skills
        – Not just a “report” of
          facts
     • Student centered
              Web Quest Design
• Topic
   – Orients students & captures their interest
   – “start where you’re at” – pick a topic you are comfortable
     with
• Task
   – Describes the end product
   – Most critical piece – make it challenging & deep
• Process
   – Explains strategies students will use to complete the task
   – Include roles & steps to follow
        More Web Quest Design
• Resources
   – Web sites students will use to complete the task
   – May want to provide search parameters for older students if
     specific sites aren’t provided
• Evaluation
   – Measures results of process
   – Use a rubric that clearly sets criteria
• Conclusion
   – Sums up activity
   – Encourages students to reflect on the process
     (Metacognition)
            WebQuest Resources
• Quest Garden
   – http://webquest.org/questgarden/author/index.php
• Bernie Dodge & Tom March (the gurus!)
   – http://www.ozline.com/learning/index.htm
• A school district Web Quest resource
   – http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html
• Web Quest Task-onomy
   – http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html
• ThinkQuest: Student created web quest projects
   – http://www.thinkquest.org/library/index.html
          More Web Quest Resources
•   http://www.oconee.k12.sc.us/teachers/lharrison/2004/vermeerwq.htm
•   http://www.jameshollis.com/WQ2/
•   http://www.ccsd.net/schools/lummis/Hybarger/zoohomepage.html
•   http://can-do.com/uci/lessons98/BodyBuilder.html
•   http://www.bestwebquests.com
•   http://www.tenafly.k12.nj.us/~teisenberg2/mapquest/
•   http://www.tenafly.k12.nj.us/~teisenberg2/worldcultures/
•   http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/webquests/solarsystem/solarsystem_webqu
    est.htm
•   http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/webquests/solarsystem/solarsystem_webqu
    est.htm
•   http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/cindelicato/intro.html
•   http://www.milforded.org/schools/calfpen/jcox/wq/revwar.html